As a fan since 1964, I remember all of the songs well. I remember the first time I heard the Seasons, on WABC, the song was Dawn (Go Away). I was hooked right away. Then I started to hear their “oldies”: Sherry, Big Girls, Walk, and I became a fan for life.

Still, it was not cool to be a fan. My 12 year old peers were into the the British Invasion, Motown, etc. So was I, but Frankie and the guys were always at the top of my list. So when I watched the Tony awards (something I had never done before or since)the night the annoucer said “coming up, Joe Pesci and Julia Roberts” my wife asked why would they be there? Well, Julia had been on Broadway that year and I told her the Joe Pesci-Bob Gaudio/Frankie story. Then we were watching when I felt we had finally been vindicated. Jersey Boys won! All of us working class kids who were never “in” had won.